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Commandant of the Wolmaranstad Commando. Was with General Cronje at Paardeberg from where he escaped with 50 men of whom only 30 reached General de Wet. He fought in many battles. Near the end of the war he was under General De La Rey. General De la Rey went to the Peace conference and left General Kemp in charge. The English in the meantime formed a 30 km driveline and there was no other way open than a direct run storm attack on the British line. Legend has it that Commandant Potgieter on that day clad himself in a light blue shirt to draw more bullets and thus gave his men a better change He and 43 men were killed within 30 to 60 meters of English lines. General Ian Hamilton of the English reported that. Potgieter's Charge was impressive with the English firing with everything they had. The charge of the light brigade during the Crimean war at Balaclava was nothing in comparison to this. The English buried the boer heros with the same honour they accorded their own dead..
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Ferdinandus Jacobus Potgieter, b1c8d1e5f9g4's Timeline
| 1857 |
February 16, 1857
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Farm Honingkranz,Winburg, OVS
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October 14, 1857
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Onder-Vaalrivier deur Ds. v.d. Hoff
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| 1879 |
1879
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Makwassie
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| 1881 |
June 25, 1881
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Wolwespruit, ZAR
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| 1883 |
May 16, 1883
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Potchefstroom
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| 1886 |
March 1, 1886
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Potchefstroom
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| 1892 |
April 19, 1892
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| 1895 |
February 28, 1895
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Wolmaransstad
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| 1897 |
November 17, 1897
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